Portrait

Portraits are one of the oldest genres of painting known to art, and it first appeared in ancient Egypt. For several centuries, there was a tendency to idealize features in order flatter important patrons for whom the portrait was for. Then, progressively, artists started to turn to ordinary people for their sitters, with fewer requirements limiting their choices, they were able to paint increasingly realist works.

Portraiture was influenced by the many movements of the 20th century and, rather than getting closer to reality, painters used portraits as a means to experiment with new artistic techniques and theories. Photography and sculpture followed a similar path, thus showing the incredible creativity and interpretation of artists.

Today there is an enormous variety of unusual portraits that don't aim flatter their sitters in the least but rather be expressive. Disfigured faces, surprising collages, distorted human forms and even creatures that are half-human, half-animal: there are no rules and creativity flows!

Don't Stop Till You Get Enough - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait

Ibrahim Omiyera

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,514

Raíces bajo la piel

Laura Vaillant

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€3,000

Divine Feminine

Kazin Khaleel

Painting . 71.12 x 58.42 x 3 cm Painting . 28 x 23 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

Portrait de femme amérindienne

Edouard Morerod

Fine Art Drawings . 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€2,067

Blue one collection #9

O Gringo

Painting . 105 x 105 x 3 cm Painting . 41.3 x 41.3 x 1.2 inch

€6,500

I Remember Your Promise - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media

Princewill Aruocha

Painting . 113 x 86.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 44.5 x 34 x 1 inch

€4,434

Weight They Cannot See 1 (Memorial of Emmett Till) -21st Century, Contemporary

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,149

Feel the Blue III

Ritchelly Oliveira

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€7,500

Lady in a Purple Hair - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women

Daniel Oguche Junior

Painting . 104.1 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 41 x 32 x 1 inch

€2,560

Sombras 2

Carme Pastrana

Painting . 25 x 25 x 0.5 cm Painting . 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch

€750

Wait (Denge Dey Pose)

Barnabas Macauley

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€3,840

Woman

Dimitri Godycki Cwirko

Fine Art Drawings . 41.5 x 26.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.3 x 10.4 x 0 inch

€990

Le fou de la reine

Diane Rosaz

Painting . 130 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 35 x 1 inch

€2,800

Far From Home

Michael Adetula

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,011

Girlfriends

Petra Schott

Painting . 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€3,140

Spirit of Cobalt #2

O Gringo

Painting . 90 x 75 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

€4,500

The Alchemy of Wings and Spires

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 71 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 28 x 0 inch

€1,500

Naming the stars

Gary Slipper

Fine Art Drawings . 25.4 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10 x 6 x 2 inch

€2,194

Metamorphosis #10

Zahra Zeinali

Painting . 200 x 130 x 5 cm Painting . 78.7 x 51.2 x 2 inch

€12,500

Boy#5, Cigar

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€200

A Theater Character

Flor David

Fine Art Drawings . 18 x 25.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.1 x 10 x 0.1 inch

€350

Shadow, midday

Eugenia Jaeger

Print . 30 x 42 cm Print . 11.8 x 16.5 inch

€400

Suren Bogdanovich

Baptiste Laurent

Painting . 79 x 52 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31.1 x 20.5 x 0.1 inch

€850

Oleg Mikhailovich

Baptiste Laurent

Painting . 84 x 54 x 0.3 cm Painting . 33.1 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch

€850

Alexei Odintsov

Baptiste Laurent

Painting . 80 x 55 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.1 inch

€850

Via Appia Antica

André Laurenti

Painting . 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€3,400

As Free As a Bird

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,743

Portrait 2

Christophe Hohler

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 30 x 8 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 11.8 x 3.1 inch

€2,000

Jardim dos Sonhos, Ritchelly Oliveira

Ritchelly Oliveira

Painting . 90 x 67 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 26.4 x 1.2 inch

€7,500

Her Worth I

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 68.6 x 66 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27 x 26 x 1 inch

€2,149

Exposed

Papayon

Painting . 43.2 x 43.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 17 x 17 x 1 inch

€1,500

Amour Blue

O Gringo

Painting . 90 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€3,200

Red card

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,088

Atelier Variable

Aurélie Salvaing

Painting . 100 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

Sans titre

Jean-Claude Desmerges

Fine Art Drawings . 109 x 79 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 42.9 x 31.1 x 0.4 inch

€3,900

Stronghold Sisters - Contemporary, 21st Century, Figurative Portrait, Women Love

Ayotunde Ayomide

Painting . 91.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 48 x 1 inch

€3,200

Bound By Time 2

Aragbada Stephen

Painting . 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,691

Blue one collection #8

O Gringo

Painting . 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

La Vie Ame (The Old Soul) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Modern, Car

Alawaye Tope

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 1 inch

€2,697

Pops

Ogbonna Francis

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,509

Deep Contemplation

Makama John

Painting . 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,829

Untitled

Charles Osaro

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,829

On the Trumpet

Jay Russell

Fine Art Drawings . 35.6 x 27.9 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 11 x 2 inch

€2,194

Beauty in the Eyes of Beholder - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait

Wasiu Sunday Hassan

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€3,200

Unbreakable

Kateryna Kostyk

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€1,200

Mixed Feeling 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Women

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,143

The Unfaded Unseen #4

Dina Zaman

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 9.1 inch

€480

The Knight and the Lady

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€850

Grandma With Pearl Earring

Agboola Oladapo

Painting . 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 1 inch

€3,840

Le boucher surpris

Dominique Dève

Painting . 34 x 24 x 1 cm Painting . 13.4 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

€220

Aren't We All Hungry?

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,057

Blue one collection #7

O Gringo

Painting . 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

In Search of Meaning

Emmanuel Akolo

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 2 inch

€4,571

Harmony and Freedom - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern

Michael Adetula

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,326

Les jours heureux N°1

Gregory Forstner

Fine Art Drawings . 60.5 x 45.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.8 x 17.9 inch

€3,000

Rêveries Inutiles

Aurélie Salvaing

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,800

Mixed Feeling 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Women

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,143

First Love Yourself

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,057

Charles Bukowski

Jean-Michel Lourenço

Painting . 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,550

Portrait aux rayures

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 50 x 40 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 inch

€1,500

Mme Deborah

Zhi Rong Song

Painting . 41 x 31 x 1 cm Painting . 16.1 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch

€647

Die Katia

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€950

In My Dream - 21st Century, Contemporary, Expressionist, Modern, Mental Health

Oshorenoya David Francis

Painting . 46 x 29.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 18.1 x 11.7 x 1 inch

€1,234

There must have been an angel by my side

Ritchelly Oliveira

Painting . 65 x 54 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch

€7,300

Sin darnos cuenta 15

Carme Pastrana

Painting . 25 x 25 x 0.5 cm Painting . 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch

€750

Embrace

Elizabeth Becker

Fine Art Drawings . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 16 inch

€192

Mixed Feeling 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Women

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,143

Unbridled Joy of Festivity - 21st Century Contemporary, Christmas Holiday, Child

Michael Adetula

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,920

Longing 2

Alawaye Tope

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,819

Just soar, Don't hesitate

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,057

I Am Becoming - 21st Century, Contemporary, Expressionist, Modern, Mental Health

Oshorenoya David Francis

Painting . 46 x 29.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 18.1 x 11.7 x 1 inch

€1,234

Redundencies

Guy Denning

Painting . 20 x 20 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€390

Seeking Perfection 3 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern

Michael Adetula

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,423

Summer 3

Ahmed Art

Painting . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€350

Mixed Feeling 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Women

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,143

Hope 2

Alawaye Tope

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,149

Bound By Time 1

Aragbada Stephen

Painting . 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,691

Black Metal

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€950

Her Rebirth

Penuel Heber Madeira Heber Madeira

Painting . 84.1 x 60.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 33.1 x 23.8 x 1 inch

€3,656

The Sphere

Konstantinos Papaioannou

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€1,300

Brothers

Ademola Ajayi

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,149

Beflowered II

Paul Ayihawu

Painting . 149.9 x 149.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59 x 59 x 1 inch

€5,806

Eyes of the sparrow

Charles Osaro

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,872

Where I Am

Emmanuel Akolo

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 1 inch

€731

Blue One collection #5

O Gringo

Painting . 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€5,000

Cor sobre tela I

Ritchelly Oliveira

Painting . 90 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€9,500

Boy Bee

Makama John

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,280

Untitled

Amanda Stalter

Fine Art Drawings . 35.5 x 28 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 11 inch

€300

Portrait d'une femme

Stéphanie Caroline Guerzoni

Fine Art Drawings . 64 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.2 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€593

Fly Me To The Moon -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women

Wasiu Sunday Hassan

Painting . 182.9 x 182.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 72 x 72 x 1 inch

€4,114

His Confidence

Oluwatimileyin Tega Adegbenjo

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,874

Vision

Charles Osaro

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,872

El Escultor

Antonio Segui

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

€4,950

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